Soaring birds use lungs to enhance their flying
An air-filled sac within the birds’ lungs is believed to increase the force the birds use to power flight muscles while soaring.
Soaring birds use lungs to enhance their flying
An air-filled sac within the birds’ lungs is believed to increase the force the birds use to power flight muscles while soaring.
Hispanic patients on ventilators are more likely to be heavily sedated
Hispanic people with respiratory failure are five times more likely to be heavily sedated on a ventilator. The finding may explain the disparity in deaths.
Lung failure may follow flu and measles-like virus in ferrets
Infection with a measles-like virus causes catastrophic lung failure in ferrets previously infected with flu or RSV, according to a new study.
Essential pulmonary rehab is hard to access for many Americans
Many people in the US with chronic respiratory disease don’t have easy access to pulmonary rehabilitation, but telemedicine may help.
There’s a link between respiratory and digestion issues in dogs
During a new swallow study, 75% of dogs with respiratory disease had one or more digestive tract abnormalities.
Smaller airways may bring higher death risk
A prospective study indicates the health risks of having smaller airways relative to one’s lungs, a condition called dysanapsis.
Smaller airways may bring higher death risk
A prospective study indicates the health risks of having smaller airways relative to one’s lungs, a condition called dysanapsis.
2 anti-inflammatory drugs prevented COVID deaths
Anti-inflammatory drugs didn’t speed recovery for people hospitalized with COVID-19, but they did prevent deaths, researchers find.
How a biological clock molecule leads to lung scarring
A new study shows how a biological clock molecule can contribute to lung scarring. It also points to possible new drugs and treatments.